Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Physical Therapy
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy [18 VAC 112 ‑ 20]
Action Practice of dry needling
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 12/30/2015
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12/19/15  12:41 pm
Commenter: Genevieve Griffin

I support PT using dry needling.
 

Hello, I am a therapist who has invested money and time into post graduate education of the dry needling treatment intervention. It is a highly valued service by my patients who have benefitted. It is part of a comprehensive treatment plan including prescriptive exercise, soft tissue manipulation, and joint mobilization. I do not see how one treatment modality can be singled out as being "owned"  by another group. Could this same logic then be applied that physical therapists "own " exercise and exclude all others ? I think not. Please not not limit physical therapist scope of practice. Thank you. 

 

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